Medication error...how long for error to be evened out or "washed out" ?

[coffeelover]

how long does it take for the missed dose error to be "washed out" ....

 

[pellicle]

About 4 days to return to normal if all you do is drop a dose. This graph shows how I respond to dropping a dose given two scenarios. Do nothing or take half the missed dose with your next. This is a model but my personal daily measurements are very close.

So assuming I started on INR = 2.7 (INR is right Y axis dose is left) I typically return to normal within 4 days.

 

[coffeelover]

Pellicle, thanks for the great info! Will plan on checking an INR at the clinic later this week.

 

[bocco]

Great charts Pellicle. When I miss a day I tend to add 1/4 of my dose to the next 2 days. Not to much different from your scenario.

I think it's always hard to know unless you have accurate number from a day or two before the missed dose.

 

[bocco]

Great charts Pellicle. When I miss a day I tend to add 1/4 of my dose to the next 2 days. Not to much different from your scenario.

I think it's always hard to know unless you have accurate number from a day or two before the missed dose.

 

[pellicle]

Hey bocco, long time no see, hope you are well

I think it's always hard to know unless you have accurate number from a day or two before the missed dose.

Definitely, but I have been lucky enough to take my AM Sat reading then go out for Sat night and see on Sunday I have missed my dose. First time I took daily readings then took every 2nd day readings on subsequent "test runs"